Class 2 shuttle

Class 2 shuttle

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Two class-2 shuttlecraft in Voyager's shuttlebay

The class-2 shuttle, also referred to as a type-9 shuttlecraft, was an auxiliary space vessel utilized by Starfleet for use as an embarked craft from starships.

This class was widely used during the 2360s by Starfleet Academy, and were often the cause of "class-2 claustrophobia" for the cadets who served aboard them, as they were, according to B'Elanna Torres, "fast, maneuverable, but not built for comfort." Tom Paris added that "they used to shoehorn half a dozen cadets into one of these things for weeks at a time," adding, "you did not want to be around when they opened up that airlock." (VOY: "Drone")

A standard class-2 shuttle has a top speed of warp 4. (VOY: "Resolutions") However, in 2372, the crew of USS Voyager discovered a new form of dilithium that could remain stable at a much higher warp frequency, and modified the Class 2 shuttle to achieve high-warp engine performance, reaching significantly past warp 9. (VOY: "Threshold")

As with other Starfleet shuttles of the era, these shuttles were equipped with phasers, and can be retrofitted with photon torpedoes. (VOY: "Dark Frontier", "Bride of Chaotica!", et al.)

According to Tom Paris, the decision to construct the Delta Flyer was based on the fact that "class-2 shuttles just don't cut it in the Delta Quadrant." Further explaining that "we've needed something bigger and better since we got here." (VOY: "Drone", "Extreme Risk")

List of class-2 shuttles

• Cochrane
• Dawkins

Appendices

Appearances

• VOY:
  • "Threshold"
  • "Innocence"
  • "Basics, Part II"
  • "The Swarm"
  • "Future's End, Part II"
  • "Unity"
  • "Real Life"
  • "Worst Case Scenario"
  • "The Raven"
  • "Hunters"
  • "Drone"
  • "Dark Frontier"
  • "Tsunkatse"
  • "Prophecy"
  • "Natural Law"
  • "Renaissance Man"

Background

This class was referred to by the CGI staff as the "Speedboat Shuttle," a name also adopted by fans. Rob Bonchune was among the graphic artists who worked on the graphics for this model.

While consistently referred to as a "class-2 shuttle", a reference was also made in "Resolutions" that suggested that this class was known as a "type-9 shuttle." The accuracy of this suggestion remains in dispute, seeing as the type-9 referenced was never shown in said episode.

In the latest touring of Star Trek props, Star Trek: The Tour, there is a model of this class. This shuttle has been relabeled the Harris (NCC-74665/05). It is not known if this model appeared in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager.